tribe

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tribe /traɪb/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  SAGROUP OF PEOPLEa social group consisting of people of the same race who have the same beliefs, customs, language etc, and usually live in one particular area ruled by their leader 部落 a tribe of Aborigines known as the Dolphin People 一个叫“海豚族”的澳大利亚土著部落2  a group of people with the same interests – used especially to show disapproval 〔兴趣相同的〕一批（人），一伙〔多含贬义〕 tribes of journalists 记者群体3  HBa group of related animals or plants 族〔指动植物的一类〕 the cat tribe 猫族4  humorousFAMILY a large family 大家庭，一大家子 We were only expecting Jack and his wife, but the whole tribe turned up. 我们以为只是杰克和他的妻子会来，但结果他们一大家子都来了。

Examples from the Corpus

tribe• There is a tribe of beetles that specializes in feeding on bitter plants.• Western Australian tribes• There, capitalism dissolved social differentiation - families, castes, clans, tribes, provinces, religions, gender, nationality.• The Ghond tribe would only accept food from a Ghond cook.• In recent years, the tribe had been badly affected by diseases brought in by prospecting miners.• The tribe danced for three days in the hope that the Great Spirits would send them rain.• The tribes which inhabit the Upper Hunter and the adjacent parts of the colony are extremely harmless and well disposed.Origin tribe (1200-1300) Latin tribus “group within the Roman people, tribe”

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tribe
tribe /traɪb/ noun [countable]1. a social group consisting of people of the same race who have the same beliefs, customs, language etc, and usually live in one particular area ruled by their leader:
    a tribe of Aborigines known as the Dolphin People
2. a group of people with the same interests – used especially to show disapproval:
    tribes of journalists
3. a group of related animals or plants:
    the cat tribe
4. humorous a large family:
    We were only expecting Jack and his wife, but the whole tribe turned up.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ race one of the main groups of people in the world, who have the same colour of skin and other physical features: Everybody should be treated equally regardless of their race or sex. | race relations (=the relationship between people of different races)
   ▪ nation a country and its people, or a group of people with the same history and language: Japan has become one of the richest nations in the world. | Our dream is for a united Arab nation.
   ▪ people the people who belong to a particular country, race, or area. The plural of this meaning of people is peoples: the American people | the native peoples of the islands
   ▪ tribe a group of people in a country who are the same race, with the same traditional way of life and the same leader: a tribe in Papua New Guinea | Bedouin tribes
   ▪ ethnic group a group of people of the same race, nation, or tribe: Within Namibia there are more than a dozen different ethnic groups. | the needs of minority ethnic groups

tribeBrE /traɪb/ 🔊NAmE /traɪb/ 🔊 noun(sometimes offensive)(in developing countries) a group of people of the same race, and with the same customs, language, religion, etc., living in a particular area and often led by a chief 部落◆tribes living in remote areas of the Amazonian rainforest居住在亚马孙河雨林偏远地区的部落(usually disapproving) a group or class of people, especially of one profession （尤指同一职业的）一伙（人），一帮（人），一类（人）◆He had a sudden outburst against the whole tribe of actors. 他突然对所有的演员非常反感。🔊🔊(biology 生物) a group of related animals or plants （动物或植物的）群，族◆a tribe of cats猫族(informal or humorous) a large number of people 大群，大帮，大批（人）◆One or two of the grandchildren will be there, but not the whole tribe. 一两个孙子孙女会去那里，但并不是所有的人。🔊🔊